Stephon Marbury a Bridge Burner?

Qwest · 12-01-2006, 01:14 PM

Every bit as ringless as his old buddy Kevin Garnett and nearly as senior in status - Marbury is in his 11th professional season, drafted by Minnesota one year after Garnett - the New York Knicks' point guard largely is a target of derision rather than a player viewed with sympathy for his inability to win big.

The difference is mostly one of blame: Garnett ultimately doesn't take the heat for the Timberwolves' repeated playoff failings over the years, while Marbury gets blamed for pretty much everything that goes wrong with the Knicks these days. Not to mention transit slowdowns, Derek Jeter getting jobbed out of the AL MVP award, the scarcity of PS3 and anything that might be clogging Mayor Bloomberg's desk this week.

Full Article: NBA- Knicks' Marbury Can't Stop Burning Bridges - AOL Sports
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So what do you think. Is it Marbury's fault his teams don't win big? Is it fair he's blamed for everything under the sun? Or is he a spolied 11 year veteran who just needs to hang it up?

I added a poll to this thread as well.

Yugioffmahproperty · 12-02-2006, 02:46 PM

I still don't know what to think of him. He's a talented ball player but self proclaiming as the best pg in the league is ambitious.

At this stage of his career, he should've established himself as a leader and could've shown that last year and this year with the Knicks. The Knicks have talented players, from the starting five up to the bench, but they just needed to know their roles and learn how to play together. Marbury hasn't been exactly a good role model for his younger teammates.

All I can say is I agree with this statement in that article:

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It's all rather basic: Each team Marbury leaves gets better after he's gone.

TheFamily24 · 12-03-2006, 09:48 PM

I wouldn't want him to be the leader of my team.

Ed the Ceo · 12-04-2006, 07:08 AM

He dont need any bridges, hes the best PG in the NBA. F all the haters Starbury, I gotcha back!

Word2Action · 01-02-2007, 11:01 PM

I'm not going to player hate on the guy he's doing the best he can but unfortunately its not good enough.

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12-01-2006, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Qwest Draft Prospect Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 71	Stephon Marbury a Bridge Burner? Every bit as ringless as his old buddy Kevin Garnett and nearly as senior in status - Marbury is in his 11th professional season, drafted by Minnesota one year after Garnett - the New York Knicks' point guard largely is a target of derision rather than a player viewed with sympathy for his inability to win big. The difference is mostly one of blame: Garnett ultimately doesn't take the heat for the Timberwolves' repeated playoff failings over the years, while Marbury gets blamed for pretty much everything that goes wrong with the Knicks these days. Not to mention transit slowdowns, Derek Jeter getting jobbed out of the AL MVP award, the scarcity of PS3 and anything that might be clogging Mayor Bloomberg's desk this week. Full Article: NBA- Knicks' Marbury Can't Stop Burning Bridges - AOL Sports -------------------------------------------------- So what do you think. Is it Marbury's fault his teams don't win big? Is it fair he's blamed for everything under the sun? Or is he a spolied 11 year veteran who just needs to hang it up? I added a poll to this thread as well. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

12-03-2006, 09:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheFamily24 Star Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,037	I wouldn't want him to be the leader of my team. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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